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"Thom Stewart" wrote in That is why prenetration has never been a problem (Uniflite Valiants) Sometimes when I drink too much I have that problem . Scotty |
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Peter Wiley wrote
Riiiiiight. I thought you were just trolling, now I'm sure of it. I won't waste my time any further. Well geee Peter. Having you on a hook is just plain dull. Of course it was a trool! Everone bit but the boobfish I was fishin for. I found the perfect boat to start with and do not need "Stepping Stones". You think Im really going to section my fine boat? I could but the truth is RedCloud is perfect how she is. She is large enough to be roomy for 2 and I can single handle her Thanks have a safe trip Got rid of the ship for this voyage, I'm not sailing until 20 December or thereabouts. What do you sail on? Where do you go? You licenced? Union? Joe PDW |
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DSK wrote in message ...
Joe wrote: I do not have a yacht, I have a Moter sailing vessel of Yacht quality. uh huh. Thanks for the suggestions but for some reason I doubt Tom has spent most of his life living on steel hulls. Even if he has, I would trust my decisions over most others including Bruce Roberts. If you think Bruce Roberts trumps Tom Colvin, then you're clueless. I've never cared for Colvins layout or his hulls. All look to 70's to to me. Not one of his hulls has the grace of RedCloud. I think RedCloud was modeled after a 1800's clipper hull. Bruce Roberts has had his problems as well, but I do like his trawlers. ... Now if you could hook me up with Herreshoff I would pay attention to design tips. You can email or snail mail Halsey Herreshoff but he's probably not interested even if youo could afford him. You'd need to hold a seance to get in touch with Nat or L. Francis; maybe the new fake Crapton is in touch with the spirit world. Could be, again I think RedCloud has the finest lines of any steel hull Ive ever seen. But I have not been able to find out who buildt her. I posted several time on many British English sites because I found some gear marked C. Warden Lowenstolt England but no one recalls seeing her. Perhaps Halsey's dad did indeed design her. I will send him a picture and information. Do you have his e-mail address by chance? Thanks Doug Joe Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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In article , Joe
wrote: Peter Wiley wrote Riiiiiight. I thought you were just trolling, now I'm sure of it. I won't waste my time any further. Well geee Peter. Having you on a hook is just plain dull. Of course it was a trool! Everone bit but the boobfish I was fishin for. I found the perfect boat to start with and do not need "Stepping Stones". You think Im really going to section my fine boat? I could but the truth is RedCloud is perfect how she is. She is large enough to be roomy for 2 and I can single handle her Nah, I didn't think you were gonna do it. Has been done tho. Thanks have a safe trip Got rid of the ship for this voyage, I'm not sailing until 20 December or thereabouts. What do you sail on? Where do you go? You licenced? Union? For work, mostly a 6500 tonne class 1 icebreaker equipped for scientific research these days. Mainly out of Hobart down to the Antarctic continent, over to Heard Island, etc etc. In the past, a large variety of fishing trawlers, oceanographic research vessels and the like. Been a lotta places but all in the Southern Hemisphere so far. I hold a couple licences for workboats but not blue water big ships, these days I run the computer networks, datalogging systems, software, scientific sampling equipment etc etc. I'm running a marine engineering R&D group. Occasionally I get to drive the icebreaker when we're actually breaking ice since my guys & I have been sailing with the crew for so long that they treat us as part of them. 4th Mate :-) Powerboating writ large, conning a big ship down ice leads and doing bank shots off the sides to go round a corner tighter than the ships turning radius. An experience few people will ever have. PDW |
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Peter Wiley wrote in message
Occasionally I get to drive the icebreaker when we're actually breaking ice since my guys & I have been sailing with the crew for so long that they treat us as part of them. 4th Mate :-) Powerboating writ large, conning a big ship down ice leads and doing bank shots off the sides to go round a corner tighter than the ships turning radius. An experience few people will ever have. Sounds like a blast. Id love to take a 6,900 ton icebreaker and crush every powerboat in this marina. But as you say... only the very lucky get a shot at so much fun. Joe PDW |
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